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Orbis recruits investment specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Orbis Investments, the contrarian equity manager with $62 billion assets under management, has hired an investment specialist to work with its local client team. Based in Melbourne, Werner du Preez will oversee Orbis' relationships with research ...

Quant fund hires from JP Morgan

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Alternative fund manager East Coast Capital Management has snared a JP Morgan investment lead as its chief executive. Haslinger is tasked with growing the Sydney-based systematic fund manager's assets under management, focusing on wholesale and ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's superannuation chief Ross Piper has departed the fund and will shortly take up a new role as global chief executive of the Fred Hollows Foundation. Piper confirmed his departure, saying he finished at the $13 billion fund before ...

Warakirri adds NSW citrus orchard to ag fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management acquired a citrus orchard via its Diversified Agriculture Fund, marking the strategy's first investment in New South Wales. The orchard, located in the Riverina, is spread across 160 hectares and features several citrus ...

Green bank returns $5.4bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australia's government-owned green bank received $3.5 billion in the six months to December 2024 - just over one transaction per week, bringing total transaction value to $71.5 billion. In its latest bi-annual update, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

Salter Brothers secures green loan for luxury retreat

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Alternative investments manager Salter Brothers has secured a sustainability-linked loan from the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) for an undisclosed sum. The funding will be put towards expanding Salter Brothers' luxury retreat portfolio. Interest rates ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Global climate funds suffered more withdrawals than deposits in 2024, with net outflows reaching US$24 billion, according to fresh data from Morningstar. In Europe, climate thematic funds experienced the largest outflows of any category during 2024. ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical is betting on the tech sector - and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...

Tyndall bolsters small cap team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
​Small cap specialist Josh Phillips has quit Aware Super to join Tyndall Asset Management's equity investment teams as a co-portfolio manager. Phillips will work alongside James Nguyen to help drive the performance of Tyndall AM's small companies' ...